
Estimated duration
1 h 30 min.
Organizer
Taideyliopiston Sibelius-Akatemia
Join the PREPARTY where you’ll hear works by composers from Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland.
It’s time to set the mood right with your favorite pregame playlist. Ung Nordisk Musik 2025 festival has partnered with the Sibelius Academy’s NYKY Ensemble to bring you a perfect mix of potent, playful, and toe tapping sounds. Oh, and a little fruit, because who doesn’t need a snack before leaving?
The concert features works for string quartet, mixed ensemble, and electronics.
Artists
- Max Savikangas, coaching
- NYKY Ensemble
Programme
- Catalina Lazurca: 4 songs for Clementine
- Sofia Kiviniemi: LIGHT HAS VELOCITY, AND ITS ABSENCE IS CONSTANT AND ETERNAL
- Hjalti Nordal: Music for Ants
- Linnea Landström: RUM
- Polina Pohozha: In the box
Further information: Jaakko Kilpeläinen, jaakko.kilpelainen@uniarts.fi
NYKY Ensemble
NYKY Ensemble is a contemporary music group of Uniarts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy, which serves as a forum for contemporary music projects and provides perspectives on the trends and techniques of our time, such as expanded playing techniques, live electronics, microtonality, minimalism or cross-disciplinary artistic cooperation. The composition of the ensemble depends on the pieces to be presented at any given time, and the visiting supervisor in each concert period is a musician or ensemble specialising in contemporary music.
Ung Nordisk Musik 2025
Ung Nordisk Musik (UNM) is a Nordic and Baltic-wide contemporary music festival for composers and sound artists under the age of 31. The 2025 festival takes place in Helsinki and includes eight concerts and a total of 37 works. The theme of the 2025 festival is PREPARTY— celebrating the anticipation, excitement and preparation, reminding us to embrace and enjoy all the special moments and times that come before. So what’s the party? Next year’s 80th Anniversary of UNM.
Tickets to Musiikkitalo concerts and other events are available to purchase on our website, by telephone and at our physical box office.
Book tickets for 10–20 or more people is by contacting group sales service by email at ryhmat@musiikkitalo.fi or by telephone on 0600 411 101 (Monday to Friday, 9:00–15:00).
How about a cup of coffee, a bite to eat or a glass of bubbly during the interval? Order your drinks in advance to beat the queues and make the most of your concert visit.
Our location could not be more central or easier to get to. Almost all forms of Helsinki public transport stop right outside our doors, cycle parking is provided at all our entrances, and Aimo Park Finlandia, our nearest multi-storey car park, offers lift access directly to our main foyer.
At Helsinki Music Centre we are proud to be an accessible and welcoming place for everyone. Tactile handrails and signage have been fitted across the building, and there are tactile indicator strips on the floor too to guide partially sighted and blind visitors. Induction loops are always available, and guide or companion dogs are of course permitted within the building.
Concert Hall
The route to your seat is always printed on your ticket. Check the door number to find out which entrance to take. The seating areas are marked with letters. There is level access to all wheelchair seats from the main entrances. Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with our venue – our staff are always on hand to help you find your seat.
Black Box, Camerata and Sonore
Use the row number printed on your ticket to find your seat. Wheelchair seats are situated on the same level as the entrance. Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with our venue – our staff area always on hand to help you find your seat.
Unallocated seating
Please choose your seat on the day.
Floor plans
You can view our floor plans before your visit.
Cloakroom
We ask you to leave your coat and any larger items in the cloakroom. The cloakroom is free of charge.
Latecomers
Latecomers will be asked to wait until a suitable break in the performance or admitted after the interval.
Photography
You are not permitted to record concert performances at Helsinki Music Centre. However, you may take photographs before and after the concert and during applause. Individual concert organisers may have their own, more detail guidance regarding recording and photography.
Dress code
We’re happy to say we have no dress code at Helsinki Music Centre, and we positively encourage you to come as you are. However, we would be grateful if you could avoid wearing strong perfume during your visit so that people with asthma and fragrance sensitivity can enjoy our concerts symptom free.